William Bruno

Biographic Data

ID348597
NAMEWilliam Bruno
GIVEN NAMESWilliam
FAMILY NAMEBruno
SIGNATUREBRUNO W
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Genoa
ORCID0000-0001-9429-6874
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • The Somali Distress and Resilience Scale: Development of a novel measure for Somali adults

    Open AccessAlec Terrana, William Bruno et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatric…2024References: 38

    Although resilience has been identified as an important mediator of negative mental health outcomes among refugee populations, there are few culturally specific measures of resilience among such communities and no such measure among Somalis. In this study we aimed to develop a culturally appropriate measure of resilience specific to Somali adults in San Diego, as an example of a vulnerable refugee community. A community-based, exploratory sequent…

  • The impact of family income and parental factors on children's resilience and mental well‐being

    Open AccessWilliam Bruno, Rebecca Dehnel et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2023Cited by: 1References: 35

    Although there is robust evidence on the intergenerational transmission of trauma-related distress, much less is known about the relation of family income and parental resilience on the resilience and mental well-being of traumatized children. We aimed to determine the association between parental resilience and perceived financial stability, and the resilience and depression of their children among Syrian refugees in Jordan. We carried out a sur…

  • Birth cohort-specific trends of sun-related behaviors among individuals from an international consortium of melanoma-prone families

    Open AccessJohn Charles A Lacson, Shahriar A Zamani et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Although sunscreen use has increased and the likelihood of sunburns has decreased in more recent birth cohorts, individuals in melanoma-prone families have not reduced their overall sun exposure and had an increased likelihood of sunbed use in more recent birth cohorts. These observations demonstrate partial improvements in melanoma prevention and suggest that additional intervention strategies may be needed to achieve optimal sun-protective beha…

  • Mental health and access to care among refugee mothers relocated to San Diego: A comparative study of Iraqi and Somali refugee communities

    Open AccessWilliam Bruno, Kathryn R Tringale et al.ARTICLEJournal of International…2020

  • A systematic literature review of the ethics of conducting research in the humanitarian setting

    Open AccessWilliam Bruno, Rohini J HaarARTICLEConflict and Health2020

    Interest in the ethics of studying humanitarian crises has been dramatically increasing in recent years. While key concepts within all research settings such as beneficence, justice and respect for persons are crucially relevant, there are considerations unique to the humanitarian context. The particular vulnerabilities of conflict-affected populations, the contextual challenges of working in humanitarian settings, and the need for ensuring stron…

  • US War with Iran: A Narrowly Avoided Public Health Crisis and a Continuing Risk

    William Bruno, Parveen ParmarARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2020Cited by: 1References: 7

    US War with Iran: A Narrowly Avoided Public Health Crisis and a Continuing Risk William Bruno MD, and Parveen Parmar MD, MPH Affiliation William Bruno is with the LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. William Bruno and Parveen Parmar are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Global Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to William Bruno…

  • Definitions of genetic testing in Italian legal documents

    Open AccessLinda Battistuzzi, Rosagemma Ciliberti et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Genetics2012